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Law Society council members to be paid £2,000
Members of the Law Society’s ruling council are to be paid £2,050 a year on top of expenses, if a motion is approved at next month’s AGM.
All Daily Mail sting solicitors to face disciplinary tribunal
The three solicitors whose firms were shut down last year after being named in a Daily Mail undercover investigation are to face the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
Barrister Andy Slaughter takes helm of justice select committee
Barrister and former shadow justice minister Andy Slaughter was yesterday elected as the new chair of the justice select committee.
Law firm chooses employee ownership over private equity
The latest law firm to embrace employee ownership – also one of the largest – did so after turning down private equity offers worth “millions of pounds”, its chief executive has revealed.
New BSB duty “would require barristers to become social engineers”
More high-profile figures have expressed their concern at the Bar Standards Board’s plan to impose a new positive duty on barristers to act in a way that “advances” equality, diversity and inclusion.
Rebukes for solicitors over inadequate service and not passing on cash
An experienced partner who failed to give a divorce client competent advice, leading to costs orders against the client, herself and her firm, has been rebuked.
UK legal market an “economic powerhouse”
The UK’s legal market remains “an economic powerhouse”, with exports of legal services reaching £7.25bn in 2022, an increase of more than £1.1bn since 2018.
M&A platform to offer buyers “completely automated” legal service
A law firm has developed a platform to provide buyers of small businesses with a “completely automated legal service” that could cost them as little at £2,000,
Judge refuses to point finger at solicitor over witness statement failure
Another party has fallen victim to the rules on witness statements, but the High Court has declined to order their solicitor to explain how the failure to comply came about.
Bar tribunal hands ‘opera assault’ lawyer harsher sanction than SRA
A dual-qualified lawyer convicted of beating a man in a confrontation at the Royal Opera House has been handed a harsher sanction by a Bar disciplinary tribunal than the SRA.
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How to make work experience meaningful
When I had the pleasure of work experience, I made tea, collected lunch and mostly watched someone work. I didn’t bother with the last three days. I am not sure they noticed.
Lawyer burnout is not inevitable: what to do differently
Burnout is not simply an unavoidable cost of being a lawyer. Law firms cannot talk seriously about burnout without talking about how they design the work.
What the Equality Act adds to a housing claim
For those working across housing disrepair, there is a danger in viewing every case primarily through the condition of the property.
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